I personally feel a hangover, letdown, whatever is the right word from yesterday, and I’m not exaggerating my importance in the equation, but I wonder iof the ballclub feels it. Plus, Mendoza has pitched better than I expected.

That AL Central is modestly underrated. Juggernaut, weak sister, and 3 pretty decent ballclubs. They should have some fun competing this summer. I have a hard time seeing the Royals not being competitive this year. Not sure how to quite define competitive, but they’ve been fun to watch after they got untracked yesterday. .

Let’s play let’s pretend. Say you’re a beat reporter covering this game. You know the drill. Get your game story down, and take a chance on no turnaround late dramatics that kills your hard work. Take a chance.